Cornell Dupree's classic guitar sound has been pervasive in popular music for the past four decades, having graced more than 2500 albums by a dazzling array of artists. His work with the superstar session band
Stuff was highly praised. More recently, he played on
Return to the Wide Open Spaces with saxophonist
James Clay and others, drawing uniformly rave reviews.
Can't Get Through, recorded in New York City last year, contains nine tracks, most of them instrumental, done with his regular working band in a soul/jazz/funk vein. Titles include "Double Clutch," "Sweet Thing," and "Duck Soup."